“I deal with this spiritual issue every day – either shooting or processing or sorting or discussing or having conversations – I’m in constant contact with it.”

It’s nice to get off the couch, throw the clothes on, add a little make-up and go back to work, every once in a while.

I became involved in photography when I was about thirteen years old.

I’ve enjoyed photography, ever since I was a teenager, and I’m still at it. I’ve had shows in various cities, around the country, and I have a number of pieces in permanent collections in museums that I’m very proud of.

Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white to highlight that contrast.

The camera can capture thought in a way that’s quite surprising and shocking. You can become very simple and minimal in your work and communicate a lot with just a finger or an eyebrow, or a look, or a glance.

I’m not an equipment nut. I tend to use whatever’s at hand. I have several cameras, of course, but I’m not emotional about any of them

My memory of those places is better than my pictures. That’s why I get much more satisfaction out of shooting thematic work that has to do with an idea that I’m searching for, or searching to express.

Rocket ships are exciting but so are roses on a birthday.

Art, if it is successful, needs no explanation.

I love comedy. I’m not known for comedy, but I love it. I’ve done a lot of it, in my lifetime. But most people are surprised to hear that I made a funny movie.

Other times, you’re doing some piece of work and suddenly you get feedback that tells you that you have touched something that is very alive in the cosmos.

The voice thing is a blessing that I was given. I’ve had opportunities to do voice work of all kinds. It was something that was given to me and I was able to make good use of it.

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. Help a friend.

After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but is often true.

But if you’re talking about fine art work, then I think you have to ask yourself some pretty deep questions about why it is you want to take pictures and what it is you want to say.

My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien.

Someone asked if I wanted to be the first female Bond, and I was saying that I don’t think we necessarily need that whole conversation.

As a child I wanted to be a grown-up. I wanted to know everything – not that I like to talk about it. I hate intellectual conversation with intellectuals because I only care about my opinion.

It’s hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he’s like, ‘You speak so well!’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? Do you understand that’s an insult?

The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics.

Among the Igbo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten.

God knew where he was, but he asked so as to start a conversation with Adam and avoid startling him too much to reply.

For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.

Gossip is conversation about people.